How to Use linear algebra in a Sentence

linear algebra

noun
  • But of course what goes into the Google search engine is linear algebra.
    — Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 2023-05-11
  • Sean Johnson took linear algebra last semester and will study computer science in the spring.
    — Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2020-01-23
  • Women in linear algebra courses, for example, spend a lot of time and energy dealing with male classmates who think that their female peers can’t do math.
    — Scott Freeman, Scientific American, 2020-09-29
  • The approach transforms them into differential equations, which can be solved easily by a computer—although the method depends on a key new insight and lots and lots of linear algebra.
    — Byscience News Staff, science.org, 2022-12-08
  • One early technique came via a linear algebra representation called eigenvectors, which let researchers compare similar objects as long as they are precisely aligned.
    — Michael Fitzgerald, Discover Magazine, 2015-11-25
  • One of his proudest accomplishments is taking differential equations with linear algebra at George Fox during his sophomore year.
    — oregonlive, 2023-06-21
  • The purpose of all this computational heft is to run linear algebra, the mathematics of data processing in general and machine learning in particular.
    — The Economist, 2019-12-05
  • Topics of study will include probability, statistics, linear algebra, and high-level programming language.
    — Margeaux Sippell, BostonGlobe.com, 2018-03-15
  • Along with statistics and linear algebra, technologists should be required to study history, philosophy, ethics, and literature.
    — Chris Hyams, Fortune, 2023-09-21
  • She was hired as a mathematician, joining a cadre of workers who used linear algebra, calculus, and other methods to manually solve complex problems such as differential equations.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 2024-07-30
  • American universities used to focus on disciplines like biology and linear algebra and, yes, classical economics that try to show students how the world actually works.
    — WSJ, 2020-09-07
  • The usual solution, so far, relied on bypassing the problem by doing linear algebra on photonic chips and offloading non-linear operations to external electronics.
    — Ars Technica, 2025-01-12
  • GPUs were designed to do matrix multiplication, a sophisticated form of linear algebra that is orders of magnitude faster than central processing units.
    — Aydin Kilic, Forbes, 2023-11-28
  • That can generate random samples useful for computations or to solve linear algebra calculations, which are ubiquitous in science, engineering, and machine learning.
    — Will Knight, WIRED, 2024-01-18

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